Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
A Cleveland firefighter was injured in a porch collapse during a house fire
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
Fire CQI allows fire departments to synchronize review and reporting processes, configure software and address inefficiencies and challenges
He saved numerous lives by alerting his family to the smell of smoke; one firefighter was hurt in the blaze
The fire started in the basement and quickly spread; the firefighter suffered non life-threatening injuries
Wayne Remer, 55, was a 35-year veteran and served eight years as an assistant chief
The 2015 ECC and CPR guidelines provide an evidence-based foundation for requesting grants to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Daniel Lyon still hasn’t regained use of his hands and it will take time to get his body functioning well enough to go back to work
The firefighters were injured after a floor partially collapsed; one suffered an ankle injury and the other had second-degree burns
The 12-year veteran caught the baby dropped from a balcony; both mother and child were transported to a hospital as a precaution
The funding will support wildfire awareness and preparedness
Doctors say the 33-year-old firefighter’s cancer is linked to his exposure to multiple toxins while fighting fires
Dan Holman, 44, suffered a broken ankle, cuts and bruises; the chief said he’s lucky to have survived
The medical center is the first in the state and aims to fill the void in the area’s public health care
The firefighter suffered a possible fractured foot and was transported to a hospital; no other injuries were reported
Officials continue the heavy task of identifying the 129 people killed in Friday’s coordinated terrorist attacks
The firefighter was taken to a hospital with a non-life threatening injury; the cause of the fire remains under investigation
Jason Richardson, 39, died following a two-vehicle, head-on accident; he was an apparatus operator and driver
The rig was responding to a fire call with its lights and sirens on; the man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition
All firefighters, paramedics, ambulance crew members and command staff will be tested yearly
Firefighters had to extricate the two pedestrians, who ended up trapped under the bus, and a passenger trapped on the upper deck
French emergency responders struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II
San Jose firefighters train to revive canines with a program called ‘CP-aRf.’
The main safety concern has been around the well itself because a spark could ignite any accumulated methane and cause a fire around the well
Police have reported shootouts in at least two restaurants and explosions around a stadium
The firefighters were treated for cuts and bruises to their faces and arms
Kimberly Perreault said she was fired after raising concerns that male and female firefighters were being treated differently
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
The U.S. Fire Administration and IAFF will examine the circumstances surrounding the acts and determine how to stop them before occurring
The firefighter suffered minor injuries and the cause of the fire remains under investigation
The middle-aged man is critically injured with life-threatening injuries
Two of the three SUV occupants were also hurt; none of the injuries are life-threatening
